Rivers

Ex-Police Boss Reassures On Security

Published

2 years ago

July 21, 2023

Ex-Commissioner of Police cum Nye Nwe Ali Alimini 1, Elele Alimini Community, in Emohua Local Government Area , Peter Wobeareri Wagbara, has reassured his people of his determination to provide adequate security of lives and property under his watch as their Monarch.
Wagbara made the statement during his retirement Thanksgiving Service and handing over certificate of return as the dully elected Paramount ruler and Nyewe-Ali- Elele Alimini 1 from the electoral college in the Community on Sunday.
The retired Police boss vowed to sustain the already existing law and order in his Community.
According to him, Elele Alimini ranked the most peaceful community in Emohua Local Government and the entire Ikwerre ethnic nationality.
He also informed that he will leverage on his background as a former law enforcement officer to ensure that stability of peace was experienced in the area.
The Monarch said he has no regret retiring from the service and added that he chosed police among other professions in order to serve his country better.
He use the opportunity to explain that the Hunters Association of Elele Alimini, is dully registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) as a vigilant group with plans to complement security in the community.
He further promised to reconcile the lingering issues of the Headship of Ohna Elele Alimini, saying that his emergence was a divine intervention.
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in-charge of Zone 16, Bayelsa State, Ben Okolo, also congratulated CP Wagbara on his successful retirement from the Police Force and the honour done him as a Monarch.
To Okolo, such was a rear previlage and a testimony that the former Police Boss did well, not only in the service of the nation, but also to his immediate environment.
The Police AIG, however, called on the people of Elele Alimini to prioritize security and rally round their newly elected Paramount ruler in order to enable him explore his experience for the development of the Community.
Presenting the certificate of return to the Monarch, the Chairman of Elele Alimini Electoral College, Elder Austin Enyika, said the essence was to complement the election conducted on the Paramount ruler and Nyewe-Ali-Elele Alimini 1 sometime in May.
Enyika recalled that the election was keenly contested under peaceful environment wherein Wagbara emerged victorious.
In their separate speeches, Chief Desmond Wosu, KSM; High Chief Damian Enyindah; the Councilor representing Elele Alimini at Emolga Legislative Assembly, Hon. Sylvanus Ekweme Dike; among others, expressed joy on the emergence of Eze Wagbara as the Paramount ruler cum Nyewe-Ali-Elele Alimini 1.

By: King Onunwor

Niger Delta

Tai Agric Sector Gets Emergency Attention …As Chairman Distributes Farm Inputs, Inaugurates Technical Team

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5 days ago

February 14, 2025

The Tide

The Chairman of Tai Local Government Council of Rivers State, Hon. Matthew Nenu Bari Dike has declared a state of emergency in the agriculture sector of Tai local government.
Speaking while distributing farm implements and other agricultural support packages to the farmers at the council’s headquarters in Saakpenwa, yesterday, Dike challenged farmers to show their farms before requesting for financial assistance.
The council boss stated that as a government, they were committed to putting smiles on the faces of the people and assured that his administration would ensure that every person in the local government is happy.
“As a government we want to assure you that, we will stop at nothing to ensure you all are empowered and living happily”.
According to him, “the gesture is aimed at enhancing food production and security through agriculture, and enjoined all lovers of agriculture in the local government area to identify with the quest to redefine development through agriculture in the local government.
He encouraged everyone to cultivate the passion and return to agriculture, to guarantee self-reliance, maximum food production and security in the area.
His administration, he said, would purchase more yam seedlings in order to get greater production to encourage exportation beyond the shores of Nigeria.
“A boost in yam production will also empower farmers in the Local Government Area”, the elated chairman said.
In a related development, the Chairman has inaugurated a five, member Agricultural Technical Committee for the Local Government Area.
The committee is made up of Pst. Anderson Wariboko, Barr. Paul Newman,, Smith Nyor-Ue, Gladys Jumbo and Dr Keke Rammyson
Also speaking, the Director of Agriculture, Tai Local Government Area, Mr Anderson Wariboko revealed that the event was part of activities to mark the chairman’s 100 days in office.
Wariboko who led the chairman, and other leaders of the council on the distribution of the farm inputs to the farmers, was full of praises for the chairman, Hon. Dike whom he said has the interest of the people at heart.

Kiadum Edookor

Rivers

Moremonee Appointment Rivers Man As Brand Rep

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5 days ago

February 14, 2025

The Tide

One of Nigeria’s leading financial service provider, Moremonee M&M MFB, has appointed a Rivers State man and renowned content creator, Mr. Eche Ndubuisi, as one its brand representatives in the state.

Ndubuisi said he was appointed based on his track records and achievements in marketing strategies, which has made him a celebrity in the content creation through the new media industry.

Speaking to journalists shortly after his endorsement by the company, Mr Ndubuisi said he was committed to marketing the company by bringing his wealth of experience to sell the bank to the world.

He thanked the company for the opportunity and assured that he will justified the confidence reposed on him

MoreMonee Bank was established in 2008, securing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) licence in July.

According to an official of the bank, who spoke anonymously, the Bank migrated as a Limited liability in October 2023, marking the start of a new era for the financial service provider.

He said with a bold vision to become Africa’s generational bank, MoreMonee aims to tackle poverty across the continent by offering accessible financial services that empower business owners and foster job creation.

The company, he continued, is committed to driving growth through innovative products, seamless transactions, and strategic technological integration.

Rivers

Group Faults Shell In Ogale, Bille Environmental Pollution

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5 days ago

February 14, 2025

The Tide

Fridays for Future Nigeria (FFFN), an environmental protection group, has faulted the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) for the environmental pollution in Ogale and Bille communities in Rivers State.

This is contained in a statement by the National Coordinator and Country Representative, FFFN, Mr. Kingsley Odogwu.

Odogwu, who in strong terms condemned Shell’s disregard for human and environmental rights in the region, said, ”The people of the Niger Delta, including Ogale and Bille communities, have an inherent right to a clean and healthy environment, a right that Shell has systematically violated”, he said.

The Ogale and Bille communities in oil rich Nigeria’s Niger Delta are experiencing ongoing and significant environmental pollution, primarily from oil spills.

Residents have claimed severe contamination of their water supply, farmlands, and waterways, preventing them from fishing and farming due to the chronic oil pollution.

This issue is currently the subject of ongoing legal action against Shell in the UK courts by members of these communities.

The FFFN National Coordinator urged the Nigerian government and the international community to support the Ogale and Bille communities in their quest for justice and to hold Shell accountable for its environmental destruction.

He lamented the decades of environmental degradation due to oil spills, gas flaring, and other harmful practices by Shell and other oil companies in the region.

According to him, the ecosystem of the affected communities has been severely damaged, and the health and livelihoods of its inhabitants compromised.

”The affected communities demand that Shell fulfill its legal obligations by cleaning up the pollution to international standards and providing adequate compensation.

”The FFFN stands in solidarity with the Ogale and Bille communities in their pursuit of justice against Shell Petroleum for its egregious environmental destruction in the Niger Delta”, he said.

He called on all citizens of the country to support the move for the actualisation of justice for all the communities and other victims of ecosystem pollution in Nigeria.